New Orleans-Mobile Amtrak Service in Development Written by Marybeth Luczak, Executive Editor
Amtrak has confirmed its intention to begin service between New Orleans, La., and Mobile, Ala., in 2022. But a stakeholder agreement has not yet been reached.
There is a good deal of controversy swirling around proposed new intercity passenger rail service between New Orleans, La., and Mobile, Ala., involving Amtrak, two Class I railroads, a multi-state agency and a major Alabama port.
Though Amtrak confirmed its intention to begin the service in 2022, an actual start date is far from being finalized. The plan calls for Amtrak to operate two daily round-trips currently dubbed
Amtrak official: Gulf Coast service starting in 2022
Updated Feb 23, 2021;
Posted Feb 23, 2021
The Mobile City Council voted 6-1 on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2020, in support of a resolution that commits future funds for the operations of Amtrak service along the Gulf Coast. The resolution including contingencies that include the outcome of a six-month study on how passenger trains might affect freight rail. In this picture (from left to right): Amtrak spokesman Marc Magliari, Wiley Blankenship of the Southern Rail Commission and Stephen McNair of the Southern Rail Commission, speak to members of the local media following the vote. (John Sharp/jsharp@al.com).